From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,f6ee8ca03c176d76 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-08-27 05:30:42 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!syros.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!psinet-eu-nl!psiuk-p4!uknet!psiuk-p3!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin D. Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: stupid question: how can I finish a program? Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 11:59:25 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: References: <5ee5b646.0208241822.34540e8b@posting.google.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp-200-180.miami.pace.co.uk X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 1030377575 8928 136.170.200.180 (26 Aug 2002 15:59:35 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 26 Aug 2002 15:59:35 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:28444 Date: 2002-08-26T15:59:35+00:00 List-Id: Disregarding some intersections of language rules brought up in this forum in the not too distant past that indicate there are some circumstances under which dependent tasks can't be aborted, I'll accept for the moment that this is true. If that's the case, then I've got an Ada program that aborts the environment task and doesn't terminate the program - something I can do quite easily with a control-C. That kind of implies in my mind that either A) Aborting the environment task is not equivalent to "Kill any Ada program right now regardless of what it may be doing" or B) There is a bug in the compiler. If "A" is the case, then it seems reasonable that perhaps Ada could use a standard method of interfacing to the OS to kill the process or otherwise come up with something that causes a program to terminate in all circumstances. MDC -- Marin David Condic Senior Software Engineer Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com Enabling Digital. Our Vision is to be the biggest supplier worldwide of digital gateway technology. www.pacemicro.com "Robert Dewar" wrote in message news:5ee5b646.0208241822.34540e8b@posting.google.com... > > No, the current answer is "Yes", you can abort the environment task.